User blog comment:Bartholomew Billberry Bowstring/Mossflower Country & Beyond/@comment-3135907-20110808202037

The rat who first started crossing begins again, followed by the fat weasel, who takes some prodding on Redfang's part. Finally a ferret named Rigbind starts ushering more beasts across. But Redfang's idea naturally proves itself wrong almost instantly. It begins with the rat in the lead. Grumbling about the squelchy quicksand and how Redfang ought to try it himself, he doggedly continues his efforts, when with a start he realizes the sand under his paws has not just begun pulling, but has been doing so, and the water has deceived his footpaws with its currents so that he hasn't noticed that he is already up to his waist in the quagmire underneath the two feet of water. With a moan his head goes under the water, and the mud goes to his chest, pulling, pulling...